My first build. JMA-1L from Montreal.

[Sonic Mountain]

So here is how my bridge sits on my JMA kit. This is after 3 or 4 goes at setup.



It is amazingly good to play now - weight aside.

Once you install the spring claw and springs the bridge will hold in place against the pivots. I started with the pivots screwed all the way in and the saddles at half adjustment. Then i raised the pivots a 1/4 of a turn each until the strings stopped buzzing and fine tuned the action with the saddles. There is a real balancing act required to get the float right - strings vs springs. You will need to adjust how far the claw is screwed into the body to adjust the tension on the springs and spend a bit of time tuning the strings and adjusting the float until you get it right.

My action is 1.5mm at the 12th and there is zero buzz with 9's on it.

[wazkelly]

On an old Jap Strat copy I had as a teenager the ground wire was connected to the tremolo spring claw underneath and wondering whether that might work?

EDIT: just saw Sonic's post on the same topic.

[Sonic Mountain]

On an old Jap Strat copy I had as a teenager the ground wire was connected to the tremolo spring claw underneath and wondering whether that might work?

EDIT: just saw Sonic's post on the same topic.

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[Simon Barden]

Ooops! Yes of course! Sorry Marc, just wasn't thinking properly.

[Marc T]

Ooops! Yes of course! Sorry Marc, just wasn't thinking properly.

No worries Simon,

I put the posts in upside down so they have to come out anyway!

I'm going to try using a nail punch that i have and gently tap from the bottom where you highlighted in red on the picture. If i see they are coming out slowly i will continue with removal. If not i will push them all the way in and hope that I don't have issues with the bridge.

[Sonic Mountain]

Oh good catch, I didn’t even notice. Looks like they will need to come out after all.

[Simon Barden]

If they aren't moving, I wouldn't bother unless the small gap around the edges bothered you. If you keep them in, they'll be more secure than pulling them out and pushing them back in again as the wood won't grip them quite so firmly next time.

[colin2121]

If they aren't moving, I wouldn't bother unless the small gap around the edges bothered you. If you keep them in, they'll be more secure than pulling them out and pushing them back in again as the wood won't grip them quite so firmly next time.

Might be a problem leaving them as is. The bridge sits nearly 1 centimetre too high if the anchors are in upside down. They will still be firm if pulled out and re seated.

[Marc T]

Thank you so much Sonic mountain and Wazkelly. I really appreciate the help and the pictures really make it clear to me.

In my excitement to put in the posts and move forward i think I put them in upside down as well. I'm not sure if that will really make a difference given that the bridge leans up on the post screws and not the post itself. i'm considering pushing them in all the way until they are flush instead of trying to pull them out and start over.

I'll post a pic of how i think i was supposed to put them in.

I'm really amazed at the support on this site!!

[Marc T]

This is how i was supposed to push them in (without the screws)

Somehow I thought they had to go the other way.